The China Reader: Rising Power (6th edition)

When a reviewer is informed that a book is in its sixth edition, his or her first reaction will be to find out how far it differs from the fifth. In the case of The China Reader, it turns out to be completely different. The first ‘edition’ appeared as long ago as 1967 and aimed to survey Chinese history from the late eighteenth century to 1964; later ones have been, in effect, supplements to it, each concerned with a more recent period. The present volume covers the years from 1997 to 2014. So, in fact, it would be better...